Choose between 5700 Ultral and 9600XT

[cpcpatrick]

I would like to purchase a new graphics card to replace my old Geforce 2 GTS on my VIA KT266A AMD Athlon 1600+ system. I am now looking for the mid range VPU or GPU between the 2 brand vendors, Nvidia and ATI. I have read a lot of review and both the Geforce 5700 Ultra and Radeon 9600XT seems very similar in performance and image quality. As a result, I would like to seek for recommendation for experts which card should I buy for me to run games. (Note: I like to play 1st person shooting games and flight simulator)

In addition, if I buy a Radeon 9600XT, how can I change the driver without reinstall my Windows XP?

Thanks and regards

 

[ytoledano]

With the 9600XT you get a HL2 coupon, so consider that when comparing prices. I'd perfer the 9600XT 'cause the whole new Radeon family handles DX9 games (the future) better than Nvidia, though the 5700U is a big improvement over the 5600. You should also consider the 9800np if it's close to your price range.

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[endyen]

To get rid of the old detonators, get driver cleaner from driver heaven.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

Over a two day period, I had both a 9600XT and an eVGA5700 Ultra in my machine. I could hardly tell the difference in speed except when I turned Anti-Aliasing on....then the Radeon was noticeably faster. You couldnt go wrong with either card.

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[addiarmadar]

Get the 9600XT, more stable drivers..

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[GeneticWeapon]

Get the 9600XT, more stable drivers..

That is really really not the truth...


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[simwiz2]

If a FX5700U is in your pricerange then a 5900se may be also. There is one at newegg for $185, and 5900 cards are generally faster than 5700 or 9600 cards.

 

[HardWareBoss]

ATI will give you $50 for your vid card. 9800Pro $250 Rebate ends 15 Dec.

 

[ZZSpaceman]

I like the 9800Pro too but he might need a power supply upgrade too if he goies down this path. 9600 or 9600XT is safer if that is a concern.

ZZSpaceman

 

[Koopa]

9600 XT every time. It narrowly outperforms the 5700 Ultra and the welcome bonus of a nifty HL2 coupon.

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[MrPanther0]

I advise against the nV cleaner... I have a nforce2 based chipset and while it did do a good job of deleteing everything nVidia that including my $#@%*^# MOBO drivers, including ethernet drivers, audio drivers, and my IDE drivers...now that was a real headache

 

[GeneticWeapon]

I have nVidia <b>and</b> ATi drivers living happily together on my system...not just the executables, but fully installed. I've never had a problem with drivers of different IHV's causing problems for one another.

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[cpcpatrick]

Thank you for all your valuable recommenditions. Nevertheless, I want to ask how about the comparsion between Nvidia GF5900XT, which is just a few dollars expensive then the ATI Radeon 9600XT. Its seems that the basic architecture of the 5900XP is far better that 9600XT. What do all think about it?

Regards

 

[cleeve]

5900XT VS 9600XT?

Hmmm... close one. Very close.

5900XT will offer better raw framerates, but the 9600XT will have alot nicer antialiassing. That's pretty much all you can base your decision on at this point... go with your preference.

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